We were saddened to learn of the passing of alumna Audrey James, quite likely UNLV’s oldest living graduate at the time, at age 109 on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.
This article was originally published in the fall 2014 issue of UNLV Magazine, as James celebrated her 100th birthday. Five years later, she presided over the 2019 Homecoming Parade as the honorary homecoming queen.
There were hotels, there were schools, and there were houses just like everywhere else in town. But where Audrey James lived, there were no paved streets, no…
